Having already bought its way into the Prairie grain handling system, the grain firm formerly known as the Canadian Wheat Board is now getting ready to build. CWB, as the […] Read more
CWB building new grain capacity in southern Manitoba
CN, conductors agree to talks, possible arbitration
Having voted down two negotiated deals in the past six months, unionized conductors, trainmen and yardmen with Canadian National Railway (CN) have agreed to go to binding arbitration with the […] Read more
Another hog virus arrives in Canada, PED tests find
Tests checking for the presence of porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) show another virus causing diarrhea in hogs has now made its way into Canada, again in Ontario. Ontario’s Animal Health […] Read more
B.C. opens up feral pig hunting
Licensed hunters can now harvest feral pigs anywhere, anytime in British Columbia, following the animals’ re-designation under provincial wildlife laws. The province announced an amendment Thursday to its Wildlife Act’s […] Read more
CN conductors again reject tentative labour deal
Canadian National Railway (CN) wants binding arbitration after its unionized conductors and yardmen narrowly voted to reject a second tentative labour agreement. The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC), representing about […] Read more
Mosaic chief to stay on through treatment for cancer
The Canadian-raised CEO of U.S. fertilizer firm Mosaic Co. plans to stay on the job but cut back on travel while undergoing chemotherapy for cancer. Mosaic on Thursday disclosed Jim […] Read more
Pigeon Ponzi scheme nets seven-year sentence
Ontario’s Pigeon King has been sentenced to seven years in prison for defrauding farmers in a Ponzi scheme running across Canada and the U.S., according to regional media. Arlan Galbraith, […] Read more
Vancouver truckers to be ordered back to work
The British Columbia government is set to legislate unionized container truckers serving Port Metro Vancouver back into the cab. The province said Wednesday it would introduce back-to-work legislation as early […] Read more
World conservation ag congress coming to Winnipeg
“We are running out of dirt, and it’s no laughing matter.” So says Dr. David Montgomery, professor of earth and space sciences at the University of Washington in Seattle, and […] Read more
Man. storage listing for ‘at-risk’ grain near launch
The Manitoba government expects to have an online service up by the end of this week for farmers rushing to get unbinned grain up off the ground. “Our first priority […] Read more
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